Jean Hill Knox

Jean Hill was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee on July 28, 1950, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Knox, Sr. Jean Hill had led a very special life as one of the first students and residential clients of Orange Grove Center. Her mother, Mrs. Effie Lou Knox, headed up a team of local volunteers to furnish the first home where Jean Hill became an occupant. Throughout Jean Hills’ years she participated many times in the first wave of Orange Grove activities. She enjoyed Orange Grove Camp each summer, which at that time was held at the Double-G Ranch on Lake Chickamauga.

Jean Hill also enjoyed being one of the first participants of the Special Olympics. She was never fast, but she always liked to participate in the 50-foot run and many of the other Special Olympics activities. As Jean Hill grew older, Orange Grove Center grew larger. When Jean Hill first started at Orange Grove the facility was located on Main Street in a small city school building. As Orange Grove grew, so did Jean Hill’s experiences. For many years, she worked in Orange Grove’s pen assembly facility where she enjoyed talking with the other students and instructors much more than the actual assembly of the pens. She enjoyed Orange Grove’s pool, not for exercise, but again for socializing. The Orange Grove Christmas program was always on of Jean Hill’s favorite activities.

Jean Hill and all of her family would like to thank the thousands of volunteers that have supported Orange Grove since 1953. The family would like to thank Orange Grove personnel for the many years of care that she has received. Our area is truly blessed to have Orange Grove Center as an integral part of caring for the disabled in Chattanooga and the local vicinity.

Jean Hill was preceded in death by her parents Mr. and Mrs. George C. Knox, Sr.

She is survived by her brother, George C. Knox, Jr.; sister-in-law, Constance M. Knox; two nephews, George C. Knox, III and James M. Knox and his wife, Vivian Luo Knox; and one great niece, Katie Carolyn Knox.

There will be no visitation at the funeral home.

Jean Hill’s funeral services will be held at the Chattanooga Memorial Park Cemetery at 501 Memorial Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37415 at the top pavilion, at 1:00 pm, Saturday, October 26, 2013, with Reverend Margaret Ferguson officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Jean Hill’s name to Orange Grove Center designated for the Residents’ program.

Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson.